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Lexicon :: Strong's H672 - 'ep̄rāṯ

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אֶפְרָת
Transliteration
'ep̄rāṯ
Pronunciation
ef-rawth'
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Part of Speech
proper feminine noun, proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֶפְרָת ʼEphrâth, ef-rawth'; or אֶפְרָתָה ʼEphrâthâh; from H6509; fruitfulness; Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem;:—once (Psalm 132:6) perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman; Ephrath, Ephratah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H672 in the following manner: Ephrath (5x), Ephratah (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's H672 in the following manner: Ephrath (5x), Ephratah (5x).

  1. Ephrath or Ephratah = "ash-heap: place of fruitfulness"

    proper locative noun

    1. a place near Bethel where Rachel died and was buried

    2. another name for Bethlehem

      proper feminine noun

    3. wife of Caleb

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֶפְרָת ʼEphrâth, ef-rawth'; or אֶפְרָתָה ʼEphrâthâh; from H6509; fruitfulness; Ephrath, another name for Bethlehem;:—once (Psalm 132:6) perhaps for Ephraim; also of an Israelitish woman; Ephrath, Ephratah.
STRONGS H672: Abbreviations
† אֶפְרָ֫תָה proper name (see Sta§ 308 d. 1; 342 d. 2; Morgenl. Forsch. 215) — might in several cases, e.g. Genesis 35:16, be אֶפְרָת + ה locative, but see Ruth 4:11; —
1. proper name, of a location place near Bethel, where Rachel died & was buried Genesis 35:16, Genesis 35:19; Genesis 48:7 (אֶפְרָת only Genesis 48:7 where ה perhaps dropped on accusative of ה following (Ol); in last two passages הוא בית לחם is a gloss, see Di; compare 1 Samuel 10:2).
2. id., a name of Bethlehem Micah 5:1 [Micah 5:2]; Ruth 4:11; compare perhaps אֶפְרָ֑תָה כָּלֵב [H3613 1 Chronicles 2:24] (Greek Version of the LXX ἦλθεν Χαλὲβ εἰς Ἐφράθα).
3. id. Psalm 132:6, perhaps applied to district where Kirjath Jearim lay, on the border of Judah & Benjamin, compare De Che.
4. proper name, feminine אֶפְרָת name given to wife of Caleb 1 Chronicles 2:19 = אֶפְרָ֑תָה 1 Chronicles 2:50; 1 Chronicles 4:4.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

35:16; 35:16; 35:19; 48:7; 48:7

Ruth

4:11; 4:11

1 Samuel

10:2

1 Chronicles

2:19; 2:50; 4:4

Psalms

132:6

Micah

5:2

H672

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Strong's Number H672 matches the Hebrew אֶפְרָת ('ep̄rāṯ),
which occurs 10 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:16 - И отправились из Вефиля. И когда еще оставалось некоторое расстояние земли до Ефрафы, Рахиль родила, и роды ее были трудны.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:19 - И умерла Рахиль, и погребена на дороге в Ефрафу, то есть Вифлеем.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:7 - Когда я шел из Месопотамии, умерла у меня Рахиль в земле Ханаанской, по дороге, не доходя несколько до Ефрафы, и я похоронил ее там на дороге к Ефрафе, что [ныне] Вифлеем.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:11 - И сказал весь народ, который при воротах, и старейшины: мы свидетели; да соделает Господь жену, входящую в дом твой, как Рахиль и как Лию, которые обе устроили дом Израилев; приобретай богатство в Ефрафе, и да славится имя твое в Вифлееме;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:19 - И умерла Азува; и взял себе Халев Ефрафу, и она родила ему Хура.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:50 - Вот сыновья Халева: сын Хур, первенец Ефрафы; Шовал, отец Кириаф-Иарима;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:4 - Пенуел, отец Гедора, и Езер, отец Хуша. Вот сыновья Хура, первенца Ефрафы, отца Вифлеема.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:6 - (rst 131:6) Вот, мы слышали о нем в Ефрафе, нашли его на полях Иарима.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 5:2 - И ты, Вифлеем-Ефрафа, мал ли ты между тысячами Иудиными? из тебя произойдет Мне Тот, Который должен быть Владыкою в Израиле и Которого происхождение из начала, от дней вечных.
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